Permanent Residency
Permanent Residency
Provincial Nominee Program
Ontario
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Employer Job Offer Category
– Job offer required
Forein Workers Stream
| Division | Detail |
|---|---|
| Requirements |
English: none |
| Work experience: full-time experience in the same occupation for at least 2 years within the last 5 years | |
| Full-time job offer | |
| Applicable occupation |
· NOC TEER 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Advantages | · It does not require English scores and allows permanent residency for skilled workers |
| Processing time |
Provincial – at least 3-4 months / Federal – 15-19 months |
In-Demand Skills Stream
| Division | Detail |
|---|---|
| Requirements |
English: CLB 4 or more |
| Work experience: 9 months or more of the last 3 years in Ontario | |
| Full-time job offer | |
| Applicable occupation |
· NOC TEER 4, 5 |
| Advantages | · It helps non-skilled workers who qualify to settle in Ontario |
| Processing time |
Provincial – at least 3-4 months / Federal – 15-19 months |
International Student Stream
| Division | Detail |
|---|---|
| Requirements |
English: none |
| Work experience: none | |
| Full-time job offer | |
| Graduated from 2 years or more OR 1 year or more education in Canada | |
| Applicable occupation |
· NOC TEER 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Advantages | · It allows international graduates graduating from universities in Canada to apply for permanent residency if they receive a job offer |
| Processing time |
Provincial – at least 3-4 months / Federal – 15-19 months |
Human Capital Category
– Evaluates applicants’ personal abilities and skills
Master Graduate Stream
| Division | Detail |
|---|---|
| Requirements |
English: CLB 7 or more |
| Work experience: none | |
| Graduated from a master’s degree program at least one year out of the last two years at an Ontario government-designated university | |
| Lived in Ontario for at least 1 of the last 2 years | |
| Advantages | · It is aimed to attract human capital in Ontario and for graduates who are willing to live and work in Ontario and who have obtained a master’s degree from a university designated by the Ontario government. |
| Processing time |
Provincial – at least 3-4 months / Federal – 15-19 months |
PhD Graduate Stream
| Division | Detail |
|---|---|
| Requirements |
English: none |
| Work experience: none | |
| PhD graduate from a university in Ontario | |
| Lived in Ontario for at least 1 of the last 2 years | |
| Can apply within 2 years of graduation | |
| Advantages |
· It is aimed to attract human capital of Ontario graduates who are willing to live and work in Ontario and who have earned a Ph.D. · It does not require English scores and experience |
| Processing time |
Provincial – at least 3-4 months / Federal – 15-19 months |
French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream
| Division | Detail |
|---|---|
| Requirements |
English: CLB 6 or more; French: CLB 7 or more |
| Work experience: at least 1 year in the last 5 years OR 1 year of Canadian experience in the last 3 years | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | |
| Proof of funds | |
| EE program eligibility requirements must be met | |
| Applicable occupation |
· NOC TEER 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Advantages | · It is aimed to attract human capital of skilled workers in Ontario who are proficient in both English and French are invited to the Express Entry pool to receive permanent residency in a relatively short period of time |
| Processing time |
Provincial – at least 1-3 months / Federal – 6 months |
Human Capital Priorities Stream
| Division | Detail |
|---|---|
| Requirements |
English/French: CLB 7 or more |
| Work experience: at least 1 year in the last 5 years OR 1 year of Canadian experience in the last 3 years | |
| Bachelor’s degree or more | |
| Proof of funds | |
| EE program eligibility requirements must be met | |
| Applicable occupation |
· NOC TEER 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Advantages | · It is aimed to attract human capital within the province, using the applicant’s strengths and abilities as a foundation system to become a continuing member of the Ontario workforce and it also nominates highly qualified skilled workers from the EE pool |
| Processing time |
Provincial – at least 1-3 months / Federal – 6 months |
Skilled Trades
| Division | Detail |
|---|---|
| Requirements |
English/French: CLB 5 or more |
| Work experience: at least 1 year of full-time experience in the last 2 years in Ontario | |
| Proof of funds | |
| EE program eligibility requirements must be met | |
| Applicable occupation |
· NOC TEER 0, 1, 2, 3 |
| Advantages |
· Ontario NOC Minor Group 6320 (except cook) · Ontario NOC Major Group 72 (excluding transportation officers), 73, 82, 83, 93 (excluding aircraft assemblers, aircraft assembly inspectors) · It allows skilled technicians who are already residing in Ontario and have experience working in Ontario in the skilled trade field to be invited from the EE pool to apply for permanent residency |
| Processing time |
Provincial – at least 1-3 months / Federal – 6 months |
